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Old School Cottage, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
187 m²
2013 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old School Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old School Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Uttoxeter (ST14 5HT). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 187 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 26.7% above the 2016 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old School Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old School Cottage, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old School Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Old School Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£570,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£449,950

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2016Most recent

    £449,950

    +59.6%over 8 years
  2. 25 January 2008

    £282,000

    +17.5%over 8 months
  3. 3 June 2007

    £240,000

    +92.0%over 9 years
  4. 25 June 1997

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST14 5HT: £395,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Oak Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Old School Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,406

Street avg £2,370

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Floor Area

187 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 10.0 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Uttoxeter district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Tavern PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

All Saints CofE Academy Denstone. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST14 5HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ST14 5HT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ST14 5HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 24 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old School Cottage, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.